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Can the clotting from a bleeding hemorrhoid kill you later as in dvt?

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Dr. Bruce Jacobs answered

Not that I am: aware of..... This is superficial clotting, which is totally different from a deep venous thrombosis..

Dr Hegab and 5 doctors agreed

Answered 11/28/2017

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